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St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-27
A Suggestion for College Bows.

The years have slipped by, and while we
sing the praises of "'4s'' or of "'55,' or even
of '.'S3,' within few weeks the college
halls will echo with the tramp Of 80" But
with the sad thought Of how old this fact
makes us feel there comes perplexing
query What will the class do when lone"
enters college? lone hundred sounds well.
In the class song the word sundered' can
be used to advantage but "one" sounds in.
significant, and we fear but little enthusiasm
can be aroused by it. Who would care to
shout 'sHurrah for one?" What sentiment
tai words can be made to rhyme with it?
Two is better-one better but the only
encouraging thought we have to offer the
Youths who will in time have to grappe
with this problem is that their motto is all
ready for them: Take care of number one"
Mem Hauen Palladium.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-27
"GALUMPHING GIRLS"
Ladies Who Pay No Attention Whatever
to "Foot Education"

Ladies VINO Fay NO Attentlon Whatever
to ssFoot Education
Why is it that SO few American women
walk well, you wonder. Is it lacing or
bustles or what that spoils their gait? And
as you study this problem another presents
itself quite worthy of pedal science. Terrible
as the charge is, it seems none the less true
that nearly all the Southern women toe
in" Ten ladies, all young, from Baltimore
and New Orleans, have crossed the sands.
One of them has planted her dainty feet
properly, angling them away from each
other as they fall. Another has approached
this, but the remaining eight have either
set their feet in a straight line ahead or
pointed them little inward. Two of them
have displayed an ungainly overreaching
hip movement. Lewis Carroll found the
only word to describe it when, in recounting
the Staying of the jabberwock, he made the
word fgalumphing." Those two unquestion-
ably "galumph." But they have faces that
could carry worse faults than that and of
foot education they take no thought what
ever-New York Times Narragasasett Letter.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-27
A Remarkable Surgical operation.

Just twelve months ago a young man
named Saunders attempted to murder his
sweetheart in the streets of Huntingdon by
stabbing her with swordcane. For that Of
fense he was sentenced to fifteen years penal
raday crew betfr % but she esi awaSs sne m
sisted that a piece of the swordblade had
broken off in her body. and was still there
Professor Humphrey, of Addenbook's Hos
pital, Cambridge, has just succeeded in ex-
tracting from the girls body a piece of the
steel blade more than six inches in length
The most extraordinary fact connected with
was in the girls chest, the blade was ex-
tracted, broken end first, from her back 1t
must have thus turned completely around.
Her recovery is considered to be almost GER
tain.-PaU HAIL Gazette
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-27
The Modern Method.

Dr. Samuel stanhope Smith, though
learned, able, and devout, was very ostenta-
tious in style, even in the pulpit. He had a
brother who was distinguished physician
and an unbeliever in Christianity. On one
occasion the doctor Of divinity invited the
doctor of medicine to come to hear him
preach. Aftcrward being asked by the
preacher what he thought of the sermon he
answered II went to hear Christ and Him
crllcified, but instead I had to. hear Samuel
stanhope Smith and him dignifed. Chris
finn idyOcGte
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-27
Old 'AIf-in-'alf.

Some of the milkmen hang pals of milk
down the we'll to keep the milk cool. Some
Of them use too much ,-Mitaoaakee Sen
ti2aet
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-27

Lieutenant Schwatka says he has seen in
Alaska hugh mammoth tusks OF fine ivory
in the curve Of which man could stand
straight.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
Strong and Brave Words.

Mr.. Powderlv the leader of the
Knights Of Labor. in one direction.
if not more, is doing a mastery work.
Upon all proper occasions he raises
his voice in favor af Temperance, and
it has no uncertain sound. The '!fo0l
though q waytaling man" need but
undcl stand Powderlv believes strong
drink the greatest culse the laboling
man has and he isn't afraid to say so.
Recently, in Boston and Lynn, he
most eloquently mged his views upon
the Iaboring men. This brought him
letters of remonstrance, and to one
of these he says, in the journal Of
United Labor:
among the letters that came to me to-
day, ! find one which takes me to task for
my words on the temperance question
spoken some ten or twelve days ago in
Boston and Lynn. My friend makes the
candid admission on starting out that in
the main am right that even the rum,
seller will not deny the justice of my po-
sition. Having said as much, he should.
have stopped Even then he told ne moth
ing new. | know that | am right. | know
that in refusing to touch even drop OF
strong drink | was and am right. In re
fusing to treat another to that which dc
not believe to be good for myself to drink
| know | am right. In refusing to asso-
ciate with men who get drunk, l know
am right. In not allowing a rumseller to
gain admittance into the order of thu
In advising our assemblies not To rent
halls or meeting-rooms over drinking-pla
ces. know | am right. | have don,
this from the day my voice was first heart
in the council halls of our order. My pc.
sition on the temperance question Is right
| am determined to maintain and will not
alter it one jot or title If sin the main
| am right, why should alter my course
Ten years ago / was Kissed because
advised men to let strong drink alone
They threatened to rotten egg me.
have continued to advise men to be TEN
perate, and though have had no experi
encc that would qualify me to render al
opinion on the efficacy of a rotten egg a
an ally of the rumdrinker, yet | woul,
prefer to have my exterior decorated iron
summit to base with the rankest kind 0
rotten eggs rather than allow one drop o
liquid yilliany to pass my lips, or have tn
end of my nose illumined by the blossom
that follows a planting of the seeds o
hatred. envy. malice and damnatiom, al
Of which are represented in solitar!
glass of gin.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
Who shall he Governors!

The Bennington Banner, rather prcma-
Frcd'k Billings for next governor. Now
we have no objection to Mr.. Billings, and
have in times past been anxious to sup
port him, but he has on one or two occa-
Sions very pcrcmptorily and CURLY declin-
en- the honor when good many people
wanted him. The last time he was talked
of, four years ago, he gave some very
good reasons why he ought not and could
not be Il candidate, which seem to us to
said his health was not good that he was
ovcrburdened with his own business, and
more than all, he resided outside the State
the biggest part of the year, and that no
man ought to be governor whose resi-
dcnCc was not within the State all the
year round. These were very sensible
words, just as applicable to his circum-
stances now as then, and we have no idea
he wants to recall them, Besides, since
governor IIolbrook was chosen, more
than twenty-five years ago, Windham
county has had no governor, while Wind
sor county has had three Washbun, Con
verse and Pmgrec), the two first named
being residents of Woodstock, where Mr.,
Billings has his summer home. We be
lieve i'll taking our best men for COVER
nors, no mater where they reside but We
do not think they all live in Woodstock
nor even in Windsor county. Mr.. Bill
lings's home for two thirds of the yeaI
and, we are told, all his absorbing bust
csS interests are outside of Vermont
This is a good and sufficient reason, as he
has stated himself, why he should not
be a candidate.
1t is altogether too early to begin am
public discussion about candidates fol
next years election, but when the proper
time comes Windham county republicans
ougQt to stand together in presenting !;
good man for governor and if they do the
State ought to, and probably will, take
him; for all admit that the claim of this
county, so far as location is concerned
cannot he disputed So, brother republ
cans of Windham county let us max,
ready to put our best man in the field ant
win the day, as we surely can if we are
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07

tleboro's octogenarian patriot, In
the name Of the great Smith family
| protest the sacrilege.
st. Adams, June 9th,
Free PASSES 10 Legislators,
lFrom the New Io,k Tmesl
One of the evil effects of issuing
free passes to state legislators is
shown in the case of the Michigan
Legislature, That body, which is to
adjourn on Wednesday, has been in
session nearly six months, and the
work which ii has accomplished could
easily have been performed in one
half the time. The explanation is
that the members all had free passes
on the railroads of the state, which
enabled them to travel to and from
their home without expense, and they
adjourned conscientiously every Fri
day to meet again the next Monday
night, thus wasting two working days
in each week in order to enjoy reg
ular holiday at their homes. The
passes issued by the railroads, in
dependently of the fact that they
necessarily operate to certain ex-
tent as brides, have thus proved very
costly to the state of Michigan, eX-
tending the period Of its legislative
term probably by two months. Mile
age to cover the fare of each member
to and from his home is allowed by
all the states, and if legislators want
to make additional trips there is no
good reason why they should not pay
their way like other citizens.
"Hot day" said a stout gentleman
to a stranger ON crowded Main
street car yesterday. "Hey?" said
the other. "iIot day" said the first,
something louder. excuse me, I'm
somewhat deaf and hardly caught
your meaning. What did you say?"
II say it's hot day." howled the
fat man, glaring at his neighbor, and
getting red in the face and ears, as
everybody in the car looked up from
their papers "Ah, yes, yes, how
much must you pay? Five cents;
that's the fare on this line" Where
upon the corpulent individual said
some bad words under his breath and
got off the car. YES" said the deaf
man gently, chats the tenth man
within an hour that's told me it was
Il hot day. P'raps they imagine !
don't know it, and he smiled sweet
" and famed himself with his hat
Buffalo Courier.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
CINE THEN 4 CHANCE

That is to say, your lungs. Also all
your breathing machinery. Very wonder
full machinery it is. Not only the larger
air-pasages, but the thousands of little
tubes and cavities leading from them.
When these are cloged and choked with
matter which ought not to be there, your
lungs cannot half do their work. And
what they do, they cannot do well.
Call it cold, cough, Group, pneumonia,
catarrh, consumption or any of the family
of throat and nose and head and lung OBJ
structons, all are bad. All ought to be
got rid of. There is just one sure way to
get rid of them. That is to take Bos-
chcc's German Syrup, which any drng-
gist will sell you at 10 cents a bottle,
Even if everything else has failed you,
you may depend upon this for certain.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
The Old Adam,

Ever since Adam, the father of all
motal towards, attempted to shield
himself from the consequences of his
disobedience by laying the burden of
the act upon the woman, every COW
ardly male biped has been ready to
say "the woman gave it to me-" and
to defend his own vile acts by charg-
ing her as the cause of and chief con-
spirator in his overthrow, His over
throw? Oh, no! He doesn't admit
that. He is pure and spotless
creature, and it is only the robes of
the woman. that is besmeared,
Thanks to Gods universal law of
progress u better and nobler light
has dawned upon the world; and
with the advent of universal suffrage,
now near at hand, this old Adamic
doctrine will soon be relocated to the
harbaric ages, and the man, the
self appointed lord of creation, will
be obliged to stand upon his mdivid~
ual merit, not being able, longer, to
shield himself at the expense of the
poor woman. We are led to make
these remarks by reading the follow
ing press dispatch that appeared in
the daily papers last week:
knights of the Switch, " to the num-
Der of 20, went to the house of a woman
named Martin, in Jefferson county Ohio,
and demanded admittmce, Being rcfus-
ed, they promptly battered down the door
Two men inside made some resistance
and several shots were exchanged, with
out injury, Mrs Martin and her daugh-
ter, Lilly We're dragged from bed, tied
to Il door frame and whipped with hick-
DRY switches until unconscious, and their
bodies were shocking masses of bruises
and bleeding flesh. The men, who were
married farmers, living in the vicinity,
were dismissed with the admonitiOn that
if they We're again found in Il house of
i'll reputc they would be killed,
"Knights of the switch - Rather
Knights of the Internal regions
Demons Of darkness, who, il they
had their just deserts, would be
switched from one end of the CONT
nent to the other. The women are
"whipped with hickory switches until
unconscious, +" but the men, whom the
dispatch says were married, were dis
missed with ''the admonition that if
they were again found in a house Of
i'll repute they would be killed" And
this in the great state Of Ohio :.
Shame on the civilization that would
permit such things; that would allow
two poor erring women to be tlayed
in this brutal manner while their e.
quaIly guilty paramou1s are dismiss
ed with an admoniuon.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
Vermont Had Hut One War Governor.

Vermont Had hut One War Governor,
Correspondence of the Richford Gazette.l
| noticed in your paper Of the 23d
what purpO! ted to be an extract from
an address delivered at Brattleboro
by Col. G.. W. Hooker. the occas-
ion being the unveiling of soldiers
monument. | think Mr.. Hooker
seeks a quarrel with 'hstory-if this
alleged extract does him credit-by
claiming that Gov. Holbrook of his
town gave such moral and material
encouragement to the martyred lin
coin as induced him to enter upon the
war which resulted in the abolition of
slavery and the unificatiOn of the
states. | have no desire to question
Col. Hooker's motive in making this
broad claim for his distinguished
townsman, but the facts, as | get
them, would appear to be against
him. If ! can believe the statements
Of reputable citizens of this town, the
state of Vermont took no decided
stand upon the important questions
which involved the nation in civil wal
until the accession of John Gregory
Smith to the governors chair, and
under his patriotic inspiration Yer
mont's equivocal attitude was chang
ed to a loyal one, and the rebels, dis
mayed by the knowledge that Gov
Smith of Vermont had arfayed his
state in the Union column. and con
sented to the sacrifice of his wife's
relatives, knew their cause was hope
less, but held out simply to get bettei
terms. As near as | can find GU
here Vermont had no "war governor.
in the sense that the patriotic under.
stand the term, until Mr.. Smith tool
up the reins Of government and fel
lows like Hooker who endeayor t,
rob him of the honor by claiming 70
Holbrook or Fairbanks any share o
the merit for yermont's patriotic &C
ton should be sat upon yes, sir
sat upon. Vermont had but one wa
governor, and he bears the common
name of Smith; and Jim Fisk
brother-in-law should not be Above,
to snatch the laurels from his broy
and place them on the head of Brat
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07

4 Grand Army man says in the
st. Louis Globe Democrat "If
you want to see Decoration Day eel
ebrated go TO Boston. | must confess
that | never knew what the day
really ment till | went there, 1t is
made a universal holiday, Business
is entirely suspended, and everybody
gives himself up to some kind of fes
tlvity. In that respect, too, the day
there differs from the observance
here, when everything about the eel
ehration is of u doleful nature. In
Boston | saw thousands on the Com
mon, in the parks and the Public
Garden, The burying grounds of
the remembered dead were overrm
with visitors. Time did not limit the
garlanding; there all heroes were the
same, and the old graves of those
who fell in the Revolution, in 1872
and in the Mexican war were appar-
emily as tenderly behowered as the
newer graves made by the Confeder-
ate guns"
A prisoner who broke out of jail at
Neilsville, Wis, week ago, left Il
note saying that he would return as
soon as it had beeh cleaned out. He
kept his word, and is now contented-
ly serving out his time.
Henry George has explained his
theory u little further. He now says
men cannot own land because they
did not create it. Henry George
therefore has no right to his head.
He did not make it.-Omaha World.
Two witnesses exclaimed in trial
in Clay county, Ga, few days ago
had never heard of heaven or hell,
and did not know whether lie was
right or wrong.
A Chinaman who swOre at San
Francisco that he was a returned i'm
migrant and used to live in New
Orleans, gave himself away by say
ing that the Mississippi River was
ten feet wide at that point. He was
at once booked for the Celestial King
dom.
1t has often been remarked that
one Of the most delightful of eXpel-
fences is to hear ones native tongue
in strange land. The Springfield
Republican tells the remarkable story
and it is one of the best snake
stories of the season-that some
Americans who lately went through
the Jarden DIES Plantes of Paris
stopped to look at a bic rattle snake
in a cage. 1t lay motionless, appar-
emily asleep, but when two of the
party who fingered behind began to
speak, it moved, lifted its head and
gave every sign of interest. The
whole party were called back to the
cage, and when French was spoken
the snake made no movement. When
the woman spoke in English, the
snake showed the same alertness as
before. Inquiry showed that the
rattlesnake came from Virginia.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
Vermont News.

Distinct earthquake shocks were
felt about ) o'clock in the afternoon
of last Thursday in many places in
New Hampshire and eastern Yer
mont. At Bellows Falls, Saxtons
River and Walpole the vibration last
ed 80 seconds. Dishes were ratified
and the movement of buildings was
plainly seen. At Concord, New
Hampshire there were several clear
and distinct vibrations, crockerv ware
and windows ratified and heavy build
ings were Jared. No special dam
age was done.
As Miss Sullivan, a milliner, en-
tered her store on Merchants Row
Rutland Thursday morning at half
past six o'clock and struck match
to light the gas, large quantity of
Inc latlef, which had escaped from
some unknown leak, exploded and
caused a dire tumult in the store,
SCATTERING its front, throwing Miss
Sullivan half way across the street
and demolishing the plate glass Win
dows in twenty or more neighborine
stores and buildings. AT 10 O'Clock
Miss Sullivan was unconscious and
it was not known whether she had
sustained internal injury. Her loss
is not known, but is probably in the
vicinity of $1,000. Her total insur-
ance is $3.50. The destruction of
plate glass will probably aggregate a
loss Of $1,000. The noise of the ex-
plosion was terrific.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
FOR SALE.

\ large two story dwelling house
situated on main str e. in tn,
village of So. Londonderry.
This house is adapted for two tene-
ments or for boarding house. and is in
excellent condition.
For further particulars inquire of
F. F. CHURCHILL. So Londonderry
or Mrs. VI. J. I.AWRY.
Fairfield. Me.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
ALL SORTS.

Charity may cover a multitude of
sins bnt that is not its regular bust
ness.-New Orleans Picayune.
There are now twelve gas wells
lowing within mile and a half of
the centre of Fort Scott. Kansas,
and there is great rejoicing over the
matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
~, II. ,n- ---I%'T

This by Enclan he he
lucky Chief and he by Mamlno Chiefs and he thus closely related both sides
the trotng families with
himself
weighs Mahogany Bay hind
II
troing
payable disposed
S f. THAYER, Prophet
chester
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07

The most notable gathering in Yer
mont on this 4th was the reunion of
the l4th Vermont Volunteers at Fair
Haven. Some five or six hundred
veterans and several thousand citizens
were present, An interesting paper
from Gen. Doubleday and a poem by
Editor, ID. X. Simonds were read.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07

1t appeared in evidence before the
Pension Office the other day that a
woman in West Virginia has borne
thirty-three children, of whom twenty
were boys, and that sixteen of them
had served in the Union army. Two
were killed and the other fourteen
survive. Each Of them draws a pen
sion from the Government for disa-
bilities received while in the service.
The death Of the two boys entities the
mother to pension also. Gen
Black says the files Of the office fail
to show another record where the six
teen sons Of one father and mother
served as soldiers in the late war;
Boston journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07

Preparations for interesting exer-
cises have been arranged for August
l6, the day on which the cornerstone
Of the battle monument at Benning-
ton Center will be laid. Gov. b. f.
Prescott of New Hampshire will be
the president of the day. Among
the organizations which will be pres
ent on that day are the grand lodge
+. q d A. NJ. of Vermont, and Ma
sonic lodges from New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, number of can
tons of Patriarchs militant, the Yer
mont department of the grand army,
and the Vermont national guard
Invitations have been extended to
President Cleveland and the govern
ors of the various states.
F. ederick Gonyeau of Winoski.
aged about IS, was drowned, while
bathing, last Saturday.
Mrs. Jonathan Blaisdell, aged "a i,
living near the railroad station in
Fletcher, fell down stairs Monday
morning, breaking her neck.
Elias Olcott, one of the oldest and
most prominent citizens of Bellows
Falls, died there Wednesday. He
was IS years old. He had held many
town offices, and had been trustee of
public money ever since the office
vas created.